Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1

"Solomon Islands has a pluralistic legal system of State law and Customary law that both operate at the national and local level. In State law, both men and women have equal opportunity to acquire land. The majority of the land in Solomon Islands is, however, held in accordance with Customary law or kastom. The capital city of Honiara follows the Constitution in land ownership but most land outside the city boundary uses Customary law. Under Customary law, decisions regarding land matters are made through a consultative group comprised of male chiefs and elders. In some instances, customary law also dictates that women must ‘stand behind’ men when it comes to...more

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, the Solomon Islands ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but associated activities are illegal. Penal code has offences of soliciting and brothel-keeping (modelled on UK law so could assume that definition of brothel includes 2 or more women)" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, procuring, living on earnings and brothel-keeping all criminalised" (para 3).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Soliciting and brothel keeping are illegal in Solomon Islands but there is evidence such establishments exists some of which are being promoted as massage parlours" (para 2).

Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

1

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in the Solomon Islands is 82% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in the Solomon Islands is 62.9 years for men and 67.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Solomon Islands, South Sudan
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"28.9 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

1.0

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"While a 2015 DHS survey shows that younger girls in the Solomon Islands are delaying marriage, there is evidence to suggest that forced marriage of girls may be increasing among communities affected by logging-related immigration" (para 4).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man.The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and...more

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Intestates’ Estates Act 1952, Part. I, Sec. 1 .

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Men were more likely to solely own assets tied to productive activities, such as small livestock, fish, and poultry. Although ownership rates were low overall, men were more likely to own transport-related assets, which has implications for time-use, along with being high value wealth-related assets. Although, again, overall ownership rates were low, men were more likely to own assets relevant to participating in business activities, such as a mobile phone, computer, internet connection, and general business equipment. Men were also more likely to own a radio, an important asset for accessing information. The only asset owned by more women than men was a sewing machine" (4).